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In the Age of Big Data, Is Privacy No Big Deal?
Recent revelations about government agencies' access to personal data have confirmed what many Internet users say they already knew. Is it time for concern about privacy?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenRecent revelations about government agencies getting access to personal data have confirmed what many Internet users say they already knew. Is it time for concern about privacy? Is it too late for the public debate that should have been held 10 years ago? Also, riot police push back against protestors in Istanbul, and endangered species and mistaken identities.
Banner image: An illustration picture shows the logo of the US National Security Agency on the display of an iPhone in Berlin, June 7, 2013. Photo: Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters
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3 storiesRiot Police Push Back against Protestors in Istanbul
Turkish riot police have moved into Taksim Square in central Istanbul today. That's at the heart of ten days of anti-government protests. They're firing tear gas and water cannons at protestors armed with rocks and fireworks. Daniel Dombey is Turkey correspondent for the Financial Times .
Read the story8 minIn the Age of Big Data, Is Privacy No Big Deal?
Last year two US Senators who couldn't provide details said, "most Americans would be stunned" if they knew the extent of government surveillance. Now people know more, and a recent poll shows they're not "stunned" after all. Sixty percent are ready to sacrifice privacy in the interests of security.
Read the story36 minWolves, Bears, Chimpanzees and the Endangered Species Act
Hunters who kill endangered wolves say they thought they were shooting coyotes or wild dogs. Endangered whooping cranes look like Sandhill cranes, which aren't even threatened. Under what's called the McKittrick policy, ignorance of the law can be an excuse after all.
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